The project includes a series of nine canopies, each covered with 10 solar panels and sheltering a bench, adding another level of functionality to the installation.

Established through a grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission, the program is designed to educate individuals or groups with diverse interests in nature, hiking, gardening, the outdoors, and our local environment about the importance of trees and the conservation of our historic urban forest.

WASHINGTON, D.C.//February 3, 2010// What if the federal government held a beauty contest for taxpayer-backed nuclear reactor loan guarantee bailouts … and no reactor project “beauties” could be lined up for the runway?

According to experts from around the United States, that is precisely the situation the U.S.

Are all of the world’s oceans filling with plastic pollution? To find out, marine scientists set sail on Jan. 8, 2010 to launch the first global study of the plastic marine pollution.

The study’s maiden voyage, from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands through the Sargasso Sea, is part of the 5 Gyres Project, which will launch a second sail across the South Atlantic in August. Participating in and directing the project are researchers Dr.

The Savannah Tree Foundation is partnering with Chatham County and the Georgia Forestry Commission to plant 250 trees in the Westlake community on Saturday, February 13th starting at 9:00 a.m. Approximately 125 volunteers are needed to help plant trees at this family- friendly event suitable for people of all ages. Refreshments, tools and community service hours are provided.

The Westlake site was previously purchased by Chatham County using FEMA funds to buy flood-prone residential properties.

Ink World USA is collecting empty or expired brand name ink cartridges to help the “Computers For Kids” charity. Contact Ink World USA to see how to start a recycling program in your company or organization.

Ink World USA is currently picking up Empty Inkjet & Toner Cartridges at locations throughout the upstate, and will donate $1 for each cartridge picked up to the Computer For Kids group. Computer For Kids helps underprivileged kids to learn computer skills that will help them for years to come.